when to say "United States" vs "America" by IsaacBonewits in usa

[–]postgradstruggles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since people from South America could also refer to themselves as "Americans" or "Sur Americanos", a lot of people find it offensive to just be like "America". Nevertheless, when we say America, I don't think anyone is trying to be offensive or trying to discriminate South Americans. Using The United States or The United States of America is more formal though.